Jan. 7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it.

Mitsui Fudosan Co., the Meiji Jingu shrine, the Japan Sport Council and Itochu Corp. started work on the 349 billion yen ($2.3 billion) project in March last year. But in September, the ...

A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the ...

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About 3,500 people gathered at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Friday to see sumo yokozuna grand champion Hoshoryu perform his first ring-entering ceremony. He was promoted to the sport's highest rank ...

After the shrine, opt for a change of pace and some contemporary contrast with a stroll along Omotesando, once the approach to Meiji Jingu but now one of the chicest streets in the city – one ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

Grand Hyatt Tokyo is a huge, 5-star Hyatt hotel located within the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, a 54-floor building, which also ...